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With the game tied and Northwestern driving down the field late in the first half, Illinois’ Jonathan Brown had the right idea when he decided to look around and see if anyone was watching before he kneed Patrick Ward in the groin. The only problem was that he was not only being watched by the […]

At this time last season it appeared as though soccer was experiencing an epidemic of players delivering flying kung-fu kicks on their opponents, however, it feels as though it has been quite a while since we last saw a footballer execute a one of these dangerous challenges. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said about the […]

During the third and final game of the 2011 State of Origin series between the Queensland Maroons and the New South Wales Blues, Maroons halfback Jonathan Thurston watched his team come away with a big win, but he nearly suffered and even bigger loss. While his Queensland teammates were celebrating a 34-24 victory and their […]

In 11 MLB seasons, Cubs pitcher Carlos Zambrano has a .240 average at the plate. In 641 at bats, he has struck out a total of 226 times, which equals over one-third of his at bats. Therefore, you would think that the 30-year-old from Venezuela would be used to striking out these days, but that […]

Now this is the type of shot to the face that you’d expect to result in the appearance of a stretcher on the soccer pitch! During Sunday’s Ukranian League match between Shakhtar Donetsk and Volyn, Luiz Adriano was on the receiving end of a devastating knee to the face from Volyn keeper Vitaliy Nedilko. I […]

Most people were likely expecting a shootout in Glendale last night during the BCS National Championship Game between the Auburn Tigers and the Oregon Ducks. What they were treated to instead was a stellar performance from both defenses during this low scoring physical affair. The physicality appeared to hit its peak near the end of […]

Lincoln Financial Field was not a friendly place for running backs yesterday evening. The Packers’ Ryan Grant was forced to leave the game late in the second quarter with what was believed to be a sprained ankle. And moments before that unfortunate incident occurred, the Eagles’ Leonard Weaver was on the receiving end of this […]

Total Pro Sports – Bellator has become well known for its outstanding knockouts on the male MMA side, and this weekend Stefanie Guimareas showed that the ladies can do some damage too. During Bellator XII, that damage landed on the chin of her opponent, Yvonne Reis. Ranking right up there with the devastating knee KOs […]

Total Pro Sports – It doesn’t always work, but when it does, a knee to the head can be the most devastating strike in all of mixed martial arts. If you are looking for proof, look no further than the fight between Chad Leonhardt and Dan Keenan at Bellator IX. In an exciting first round, […]

Total Pro Sports – Alex Ovechkin almost always makes an impact on the game. He usually does so with his scoring, or setting up goals, and sometimes it may just be his checking, hard skating and intensity level that has an effect. But last night in game 4 of the series between the Washington Capitals […]

Total Pro Sports – Eastern Conference leading Boston Celtics will be without their superstar Kevin Garnett for an extended period of time. Garnett injured the knee will going up for an uncontested alley-oop in Thursday nights game against the Utah Jazz. The Celtics lost the game but their worries are much more serious if the […]